巴费斯克里克

Let us enjoy reading this one of Birbal Stories of Birbal Returns Home. Birbal was in Persia at the invitation of the king of that country. Parties were given in his honor and rich presents were heaped on him. On the eve of his departure for home, a

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(184) / 评论(0) 分类 英文民间故事

The Emperor Akbar was traveling to a distant place along with some of his courtiers. It was a hot day and the emperor was tiring of the journey. Cant anybody shorten this road for me? he asked, querulously. I can, said Birbal. The other courtiers loo

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One day the Emperor Akbar startled his courtiers with a strange question. If somebody pulled my whiskers what sort of punishment should be given to him? he asked. He should be flogged! said one courtier. He should be hanged! said another. He should b

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Birbal arrived late for a function and the emperor was displeased. My child was crying and I had to placate him, explained the courtier. Does it take so long to calm down a child? asked the emperor. It appears you know nothing about child rearing. No

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A farmer and his neighbor once went to Emperor Akbar's court with a complaint. Your Majesty, I bought a well from him, said the farmer pointing to his neighbor, and now he wants me to pay for the water. That's right, your Majesty, said the neighbor.

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One day Akbar and Birbal were riding through the countryside and they happened to pass by a cabbage patch. Cabbages are such delightful vegetables! said Akbar. I just love cabbage. The cabbage is king of vegetables! said Birbal. A few weeks later the

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One fine morning, a minister from Emperor Akbar's court had gathered in the assembly hall. He informed the Emperor that all his valuables had been stolen by a thief the previous night. Akbar was shocked to hear this because the place where that minis

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One day Akbar asked his courtiers if they could tell him the difference between truth and falsehood in three words or less. The courtiers looked at one another in bewilderment. What about you, Birbal? asked the emperor. I'm surprised that you too are

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Scientists Working to Save Chesapeake Bay Oyster Population Chespeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay, on the Atlantic coast, is the largest estuary in the United States. It is famous for its seafood, especially crabs and oysters. However, in the last centur

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 (科普英语)Earth and Sky

[00:15.82]The Boy On Chamber's Creek [00:22.12]善波河上的小男孩 [00:35.59]On this night I was driving home as usual, [00:39.53]nothing out of the ordinary when I got down to the creek. [00:43.72]I was singing along to my iPOD [00:46.12]when it was st

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[00:15.72]The Boy On Chamber's Creek [00:22.15]善波河上的小男孩 [00:35.83]When I crossed the bridge over Chamber's Creek [00:38.56]I was startled to hear my iPOD go back on. [00:42.20]I checked to see the battery and it wasn't even half empty. [00:46

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[00:15.79]The Boy On Chamber's Creek [00:22.14]善波河上的小男孩 [00:40.45]It was raining really hard that night, [00:43.24]like it always does in this state of Washington. [00:46.66]A heavy fog came along with it. [00:49.54]My friend drove extra slow

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The top US military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says that unless more troops are sent to the country, the war there will fail. McChrystal's assessment is detailed in a classified report obtained by the Washington Post. The

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This monument to Islamic heritage is getting a new lease on life. The Bou Inania Medersa or Koranic school was once an architectural jewel of the medieval city of Fes. But centuries of neglect have taken a toll. Restorers are cleaning layers of white

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Bumpity-bump! Ten-year-old Violet Alden clung to the edge of the Jeeps open window. This is the bumpiest car weve ever been in, she exclaimed. Its the bumpiest road weve ever been on, Jessie said, pushing her bangs out of her eyes. Its both, agreed H

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Behind them Tom, the garden rouseabout, finished filling thebig water truck from the bore-drain pump, then started the engine.Not that any amount of water short of a downpour from the skywould help put out a fire this big, but he would be needed to k

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AMERICAN STORIES - To Build a Fire By Jack London Broadcast: Saturday, September 18, 2004 ((广播稿正在征集中 - 欢迎大家积极参与听写,将自己听到的内容写下来,然后寄至 f

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce Our story today is called, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. It was written by Ambrose Bierce. The occurrence, or event, in our story takes place during the Civil War of the eighteen sixties betwee

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By Cache Seel Cairo 28 August 2007 Female pilgrims walk past Iraqi security forces, 27 Aug 2007 Police in Iraq's holy city of Karbala have ordered Shi'ite pilgrims to leave the city after two days of violence surrounding a major religious festival le

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Congrats to the newlyweds! Scarlett Johansson and her French journalist beau Romain Dauriac secretly tied the knot several weeks ago, in a private ceremony officiated by Richard J. Miller on Oct. 1 in Philipsburg, Mont., a clerk for Granite County co

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学英语单词
abisko
age-hardened
Ahuroa
allogynogenesis
AMBENE
aminoacyl-trna
anti-Stokes' line
Aramaic language
armed clash
autentico
Bafia
barley broth
BBD (bucket-brigade device)
casualising
chagos archipelugo
circular for confirmation
coating powder
col
complex of involutions
count in different channels
craphat
crinkleroot
crockard
crot
cubry
De Ridder
developmental disorder
differential rod worth
diolostene
dystonia
exserohilum gedarefense
fast-vibration direction
flux gun
glass slide
gonderia hirci
green liquor strainer
guanosine tri-phosphate (gtp)
Gulf Cooperation Council
gurardian
handlebar grips
herpes-like virus disease of blue crab
hoane
ice-water
Insulation Displacement Connection
jahveh
leccinum hortonii
leukoedema
lightning strikes
loading of tire
mainshaft gland
maladie du sommeil
mandatory set membership
maritime communication system
Mark Twainish
mastogloia crucicula
meteorolites
minimum strategy
motivation training
mountain avenss
mounting shaft
multipledeck
Nasosnyy
navajoite
nicer
oil filling
Olopatatadine
organic epilepsy
oversubscribed
parchemine
partially enclosed life boat
petit sera
pH-recording controller
picture
practicalness
pseudocholesteatoma
put someone to service
radio program
re-enlistment
reserve surplus
residual inhibition
rex begonia
schneeweis
school section
Schrombridae
section configuration
Shabīk
soda process
sport - utility vehicle
Stagnicola
stationary mixer
stream azimuth
substoichiometry
sym-trimethylenetrinitramine
tarabagania tchuma
thermal admittance
transaction-based routing
tripropyl
ultraaudible
Vena laryngea superior
verdeour
voltage series feedback
whalebird